The read
A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%. Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do. Most of the 344 1930s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Erich Wolfgang KorngoldOriginal Music Composer
- Sheridan GibneyScreenplay
Cast
- Fredric MarchAnthony Adverse
- Olivia de HavillandAngela Guiseppe
- Donald WoodsVincent Nolte
- Anita LouiseMaria
- Edmund GwennJohn Bonnyfeather
- Claude RainsMarquis Don Luis
- Louis HaywardDenis Moore
- Gale SondergaardFaith Paleologus
- Steffi DunaNeleta
- Billy MauchYoung Anthony Adverse
- Akim TamiroffCarlo Cibo
- Ralph MorganDebrulle
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Themes
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